Marine and Offshore
Cybersecurity Compliance to MTSA Regulations
Ports, terminals, vessel operators and other critical infrastructure stakeholders must take proactive steps to comply with these regulations.
Safer, More Reliable Asset Performance
We provide a full range of services to identify, understand and manage risk, coupled with a suite of safety management and contingency planning activities, for assets operating in extreme load conditions.
Focused on Efficiency and Compliance
Our asset integrity and reliability engineers use a comprehensive risk based method to help you achieve maximum uptime and compliance with the lowest possible OPEX costs.
Marine Industry Solutions
For any vessel type, operating area or construction location, ABS Group offers decades of expertise in delivering safety, reliability and integrity services to marine asset owners and operators throughout the project lifecycle—from concept through newbuild planning to decommissioning.
Offshore Industry Solutions
For over 45 years, we have cultivated relationships with local and international regulatory agencies by providing our expertise to develop guidelines now widely accepted across the offshore industry. We help offshore clients understand how to leverage data, apply best practices and enhance safety policies.
Cruise Line Industry Solutions
From initial concept to asset decommissioning, marine vessels encounter varying risks throughout the project lifecycle. Cruise ships are no exception, facing some of the most heightened and unique risks in the maritime market.
Asset Management Solutions
Driving Efficiency, Reliability and Compliance with Data
We combine our software and asset management expertise to help you streamline and reduce maintenance costs. Our Asset Management programs are designed to minimize scheduled or unscheduled downtime and optimize asset performance using the latest digital technologies and data-driven risk and reliability solutions.
Aging marine and offshore assets require major overhauls and system upgrades as well as asset performance management programs that consider safer and more efficient operations throughout their planned lifetime. Our engineers and software solutions teams can help you install, upgrade, rebuild and manage an enterprise system designed for better business outcomes. We'll also help you develop a maintenance strategy and routines that promote more efficient and effective operations onboard your vessel or offshore facility.
Remote and Specialized Cybersecurity Consulting
Secure Your Vessel or Facility's Operational Technology
Cybersecurity is a business imperative as maritime and offshore operations become more digital and information technology (IT) converges with operational technology (OT). We work with clients to understand and control their unique OT cyber security risks, applying deep domain expertise across a range of asset types and facilities in the maritime, energy and government sectors. Our Cybersecurity experts help clients identify, measure and address cyber threats to minimize productivity loss and enhance safety.
ABS Group is working across the marine and offshore industries to implement cybersecurity as early in the design, development and construction process as possible. This will make cybersecurity a consistent and integral part of operations from the beginning. Learn more about our industrial cybersecurity capabilities and market solutions.
Engineering and Risk
Supporting the Entire Lifecycle of Your Asset or Fleet
ABS Group has 75 years of successful project management experience with new construction, upgrades and repairs in the marine and offshore industries.
Our onshore and floating wind solutions support clients throughout the entire asset lifecycle by providing guidance on enhancing safety, efficiency and performance to organizations. Our solutions include equipment design and technology inspection and verification, delivering risk and safety management services, optimizing asset performance, providing advanced engineering support and certifying management systems.
Our integrated safety, risk and integrity capabilities include:
- Sustaining Safety: Our full range of Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) and Sustainability services can help you implement management systems that meet regulations and deliver results.
- Managing Risk: Our comprehensive risk management solutions help identify, assess and mitigate risks to promote project and business continuity.
- Verifying Integrity: Our independent technical advice, project quality management and reliability and inspection services improve integrity at each stage of the complete asset lifecycle.
- Optimizing Performance: From program management and planning to quality and training implementation, our solutions help you drive performance in all aspects of your operations.
OT and Industrial Control Systems
Benefit from continuous monitoring and protection for your Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) with proactive support from a leading Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Our SMS solution is designed to help clients ensure the well-being of their employees, protect their assets, and maintain a secure environment for operations while maintaining compliance with local and federal standards.
Asset Performance Management Programs
Our risk and reliability consultants help clients build robust asset integrity management and performance optimization strategies to support both technical and operational excellence.
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